Having seen Sake from close quarters since the last few years as the Founder of Sake Club India, I have often noticed the twinkle in an average beverage lover's eyes at the very mention of this Japanese national beverage. In
Happy New Year! Here's wishing everybody a joyous 2023 with countless occasions for you to celebrate. New Year also means new beginnings; hence, here's my first-ever web story presented on this blog. The story lists an admirable collection of wines
The timing perhaps couldn’t have been better. An inspiring range of Craft Spirits was showcased this October (2022) by the British High Commission in New Delhi and the Department for International Trade (DIT), even as hectic parleys resumed for the
Continuing its impressive streak in India, the sixth edition of Tastin' France offered a diverse bouquet of wines- some familiar and yet newer expressions. This year, the yearly fixture, which is organized by Business France India, saw thirteen French producers
If a drinks lover in India were asked one wish that could come true, it would probably be the lowering of imported liquor prices. It is no secret that India has one of the stiffest trade tariffs on imported alcohol,
Jean-François Janoueix- Bordeaux's legendary winemaker and third-generation patriarch of Maison Joseph Janoueix that owns thirteen wine estates in the Libourne region of Bordeaux, France passed away recently at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife Françoise Janoueix
Mika and me at Vinexpo India 2021.Sake Club India represented various Sake breweries from Japan in India's first ever Vinexpo conducted in New Delhi in Dec 2021.
Building up on its earlier editions, Tastin' France 2021 pitched itself higher by showcasing an impressive range of wines, spirits and liqueurs from different regions of France.
The absence of social engagements during the Covid-19 era has taken a definite toll on wine tastings, which are inarguably an inseparable part of the wine trade. Thankfully, with the situation improving in India, the first shoots of recovery are
The tasting gathering of wines imported by Monika Enterprises.
Amid the resurgent Covid 19 gloom, there are shimmers of hope in various forms, wine tastings being one of them. Here is my experience of tasting some inspiring wines that brought a semblance of normalcy in the current challenging times...